Researchers have discovered that so...

Researchers have discovered that southern and western states have the highest rates of intimate partner homicide among women according to an Oct 12 2001 of the present days release from the Centers for Disease bridle and Prevention (CDC). Researchers from the CDC made this discovery by way of analyzing data collected from 1981 to 1998 by way of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

This is the first time FBI data have been used in this manner. Researchers originate that legal spouses committed approximately one-half of the intimate partner homicides of the couple men and women. They also discovered that the risk for this phenomenon increases with the population of the community where the leash lives. Intimate partner homicide rates in cities with more than 250000 the public were two to three times higher than rates in cities with les than 10000 people

Death rates were 16 times higher among women than men during the time studied, and death rates among African Americans were 46 times higher than that of Caucasians. Females ages 20 to 39 and males ages 30 to 49 had the highest death rate. From 1981 to 1998 intimate partner homicide rates decreased steadily. An overall reduction of 472% was seen with rates for males decreasing 678% and rates for females decreasing 301%

Southern and Western States Log Highest Rates of Intimate Partner Homicide (new release, Atlanta: Center for Disease rule and Prevention, Oct 12, 2001) http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r011011.htm (accessed 12 Oct 2001)

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